(Larson) In an obscene manner, Dana Rorigus was asked if she were pregnant and if she wanted to get pregnant. If a similar conversation happened in a bar, Dana would just walk away, but against a federally trained agent, she had no choice but to respond. The supervisor on duty did not respond to her complaint immediately, and the agent did not suffer any consequence for his action.
These incidents provoked public outcries, and many people began taking action and demanding justice for the innocents. The Border Patrol agents, however, are not being investigated or prosecuted (Randall 7). The general public has no control over the type of training the Border Patrol agents receive, the methods they use, or the process by which they are held accountable for the harm they inflict on day crossers. The incidents described in "Crossing the Line at the Border" do not imply that every Border Patrol agent is brutal and violent, but there is clear evidence that many of them do act abominably, and the system that keeps them in place permits their ongoing misbehaviors to occur (Larson). There is no accountability regarding their actions. .
Once detainees are arrested and transported to the detention center, they must await their deportation or legal appeals. In recent years, most detention centers have received complaints of both overcrowded and unsanitary conditions in the facilities. For example, the McAllen Border Patrol station receives close to 1500 migrants daily, far exceeding its capacity of 500 (Quintana 18). Detainees took cell phone photos, which were later released to the media, showing that detainees had to use the garage area or bus loading area for shelter (Olga). Due to the lack of sufficient bedding, immigrants covered the dirty concrete floors, groups of girls and boys are sitting tidy. Some of the young mothers breastfed their hungry children, disregarding the fact that they were being watched by the security camera.